Which has the lower district median?
Harbourside: £300,000. St Pauls: £304,550.
Harbourside is lower in this 24-month sample.
Harbourside (BS1) or St Pauls (BS2): an area comparison
Harbourside has the lower recorded-sale median by £4,550. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Harbourside: 57. St Pauls: 70 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: BS1 125, BS2 42. mapped green-space sites: BS1 22, BS2 40.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £4,550 across the 24-month samples. That gives Harbourside the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Harbourside has 57 registered schools, 22 mapped green-space sites and 125 bus nodes. St Pauls has 70, 40 and 42 respectively.
District prices
BS1 recorded 392 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £300,000. The £738,786 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
BS2 recorded 378 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £304,550. The £733,115 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
BS1
- Median recorded sale
- £300,000
- Average recorded sale
- £738,786
- Recorded sales
- 392 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
BS2
- Median recorded sale
- £304,550
- Average recorded sale
- £733,115
- Recorded sales
- 378 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 12,973 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 4,551, or 35.1% of the total.
Police.uk records 5,343 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,136, or 40.0% of the total.
BS1
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 12,973
- Selected report-category share
- 4,551 (35.1%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
BS2
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 5,343
- Selected report-category share
- 2,136 (40.0%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. BS1 has a median of 7.0. 17.4% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 35.7% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. BS2 has a median of 7.0. 23.4% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 33.5% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
BS1
- Median IMD decile
- 7.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 17.4%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 35.7%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
BS2
- Median IMD decile
- 7.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 23.4%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 33.5%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 57 open establishments in BS1. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 70 open establishments in BS2. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
BS1
- Registered school sites
- 57 (16 plus: 1, All-through: 3, Nursery: 1, Primary: 40, Secondary: 12)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
BS2
- Registered school sites
- 70 (16 plus: 1, Middle deemed secondary: 2, Nursery: 4, Primary: 53, Secondary: 10)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 22 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 20.74 hectares, including 10 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 40 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 22.97 hectares, including 12 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
BS1
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 22
- Mapped site area
- 20.74 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 10
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
BS2
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 40
- Mapped site area
- 22.97 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 12
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 4,485 postcode units. 1,361 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 1,302 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 5,930 postcode units. 610 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 903 have medium-risk surroundings.
BS1
- Postcode units in source
- 4,485
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 1,361
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 1,302
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
BS2
- Postcode units in source
- 5,930
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 610
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 903
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 15.6 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 15.6 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
BS1
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 15.6 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
BS2
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 15.6 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 125 active bus nodes and 19 rail, metro or tram nodes across BS1. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 42 active bus nodes and 2 rail, metro or tram nodes across BS2. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
BS1
- Active bus access nodes
- 125
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 19
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
BS2
- Active bus access nodes
- 42
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 2
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
BS1
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
BS2
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 330 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 2 fatal, 51 serious and 277 slight.
DfT records 241 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 19 serious and 222 slight.
BS1
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 330
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 51
- Slight
- 277
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
BS2
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 241
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 19
- Slight
- 222
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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